Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2013
Afghanistan
Habiba Sarobi aged 55,First Female governor of Afgan Province of Bamyan.She was recognized for promoting education and woman’s right.
For her "quietly inspiring and inclusive leadership in the midst of deep ethnic divides and prolonged armed conflicts."
The 64-year-old widow, founder of the largest civil society group in the military-ruled country, did relief work among displaced people besides setting up schools and clinics. She was once detained on suspicion of being in contact with a brother who is with rebel forces in Myanmar.
The 64-year-old widow, founder of the largest civil society group in the military-ruled country, did relief work among displaced people besides setting up schools and clinics. She was once detained on suspicion of being in contact with a brother who is with rebel forces in Myanmar.
A group that combats human trafficking and helped rebuild the lives of thousands of trafficked and abused women.
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